Dress.



L. KISELGOFF.

- DRESS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 1915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

ATTORNEY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co4, WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATE PATENT @FFllfil-E.

LENA KISELG-OFF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRESS.

Application filed April 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern J Be it known that I, LENA KIsELooFF, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Dress, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved dress and has for an object to provide a construction in which a plurality of pockets are provided without injuring the appearance of the garment.

Another object in view is to provide a dress wherein the skirt portion is folded and connected together in such a manner as to provide one or more open pockets and a secret or hidden pocket.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment embodying the invention, the same being shown on a figure; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the interior of the front of the lower part of the garment shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 3+3, the same being on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a section through Fig. l on line 4-4, the same being on an enlarged scale; Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary horizontal section through Fig. 1 on line 5-5, the same being on an enlarged scale.

In the construction of dresses, skirts and the like, heretofore outside pockets have been provided in various shapes and in various places, and also an inside pocket has been provided at the seam or at some other convenient point so as to be out of the way. These various pockets just described are usually comparatively small in order to be useful without destroying the effect of the dress or skirt with which they are connected. In the present invention the aim is to provide pockets of several kinds without detracting from the beauty or set of the garment. It is also designed to provide a large pocket and one or more small pockets which are either entirely hidden from view or form part of the general style or structure of the garment.

In the accompanying drawings will be seen one embodiment of the invention in which 1 indicates the waist section which may be of any desired kind, and 2 the skirt section. As far as the invention is concerned the waist 1 may be omitted as the invention is intended to be connected to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. "2, 1913.

Serial No. 21,261.

the skirt either with or without a waist portion. In forming the skirt 2 the same may be made of any desired size and style, either plain or with plaits, or other ornamental structures without in any way affecting the invention.

Connected to the lower part of the waist 2 at seam 3 is a piece of fabric or dress goods 4 which extends downwardly to line 5 (Fig. 1). It will be evident that the cloth 4: could extend beneath any desired distance, provided the same did not project below the lower edge of the skirt. From Figs. 3 and 4 it will be observed that the lower end of the piece of cloth 4 is bent upwardly at line 5 and is connected to the front piece 6 of the skirt by suitable stitches 7. As shown in Fig. 1 the front 6 of the skirt is out awav at 8 and 9 for producing a pleasing effect and also for producing an opening or entrance to the pocket 10 provided by the piece 4. The line of stitching 7 follows the edges of the reduced front section 6 until it engages the seam 3. If the front section 6 is widened or reduced in width or changed in any way the turnedup portion 1 of the piece of cloth a preferably follows the shape of said section in order to obviate the necessity of stitching anywhere. except at the edge of the same piece of cloth which is seen from the front. It will be noticed that the downwardly extending section of the cloth 4 is seen through the cutaway portions 8 and 9 and therefore this piece of cloth is preferably made from the same kind of goods as the front 6. This will give the effect of a certain design to the skirt rather than the effect of a pocket.

The vertical edges of the strip of cloth 6 are connected at the sides of the dress by lines of stitchings 11 and 12 to the front section 6, which front section is also connected by said lines of stitching to the rear section or sections, as the case may be. Preferably two lines of stitchings 13 and 1a are provided, as shown in Fig. 5, in order to produce small pockets 15 and 16 on each side of the large pocket 10. Arranged in back of the section 6 of front 6 is a secret pocket 17 which is secured to the strip of cloth 4 in any suitable way. If desired, a button or other fastening means could be provided for fastening this so that when a pocketbook or other article is placed in said pocket the same would be protected against accidental loss.

The large pocket 10 is designed to be used by school children for carrying various articles, while the small pockets l5 and 16 may be used for a handkerchief or other objects as desired. By providing the cutaway sections 8 and 9 and the rear strip of cloth various pockets or compartments may be produced without mutilating or injuring the artistic design of the garment, while at the same time providing for any suitable number of pockets.

In forming the dress the same may be made with a waist band of any kind, that as shown in the drawings being an extension from the front 18 of waist 1. The extension 18' is connected with a suitable band or belt structure 19 by suitable buttons or other fastening means. This belt or band hides the seam 3, as clearly seen in Figs. 1, 3 and 4.

What I claim is 1. In a garment of the character described, a skirt structure formed with a front having cutaway sections, an auxiliary member secured to said skirt section and provided with a fold arranged in back of the front and connected to said cutaway portion, whereby a pocket is produced, said auxiliary member extending past said cutaway sections of the skirt.

2. In a garment of the character described, a skirt structure formed with cutaway sections, a pocket member connected with said skirt structure adjacent the upper edge thereof at one end and at the opposite end to said skirt structure below said cutaway edge sections, whereby a fold is produced that acts asa pgcket and as a filling member for said cut-away sections.

8. In a. garment of the character described, a skirt provided with a body having a front formed with a plurality of cutaway sections, a pocket strip connected to said skirt along opposite sides and the upper edge, said pocket strip being folded and cut away so as to lit in back of the cutaway portion of the front, whereby a pocket is pro- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

duced with said cutaway portions as openings for said pocket.

4. In a garment of the character described, a skirt provided with a front and back, said front having notches arranged therein whereby a central reduced portion is produced, a pocket strip connected to said skirt near the waist line, said pocket strip extending downwardly past said notches, then folded back to a position beneath said reduced'portion, and means for providing the loop formed by said pocket member into a plurality of sections whereby a plurality of pocket structures are produced.

5. In a garment of the character described, a skirt formed with a front having a notch cut therefrom near the waist line, a pocket stripof cloth connected to said skirt near the waist line and extending past said notches so as to complete the front of the skirt, said pocket strip being looped and the end of the loop formed of such a shape as to fit in back of the front between said notches, means for securing said'end to said front whereby a large pocket or receptacle is produced, means for dividing said pocket into difierent compartments, and a secret pocket secured to said pocket strip back of the front which is arranged between said notches.

6. In a garment of the character described, a skirt body formed with a front having notches and a pocket member of the same material as the skirt body, said pocket member being arranged in back of the notches and giving the appearance of part of the skirt front, the lower part of the pocketmember being folded for producing a compartment, and means for securing the pocket member in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

LENA KISELGOFF. Witnesses A. L. KrroHIN, PHILIP D. ROLLI-IAUS.

Washington, D. C. 

